紐約
See also: 纽约
Chinese
phonetic | |||
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trad. (紐約) | 紐 | 約 | |
simp. (纽约) | 纽 | 约 |
Etymology
Borrowed from English New York, via a southern variety of Chinese (e.g. Cantonese, probably Taishanese) which retains -k in 約/约.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
紐約
- (~州, formerly ~省) New York (a state of the United States)
- (~市) New York City (a city in New York, United States)
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